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DOYLE v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. Nos. 75-1781, 75-1783.

441 F.Supp. 701 (1977)

Patrick J. DOYLE, Administrator of the Estate of John White Fulton, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and the South Carolina State Highway Department, Defendants and Third-party Plaintiffs. Carol Lynn FEAGA, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America and the South Carolina State Highway Department, Defendants and Third-party Plaintiffs.

United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Charleston Division.

As Amended November 23, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Cowan, Georgetown, S. C., for plaintiff Doyle.

D. A. Brockinton, Jr., Charleston, S. C., for plaintiff Feaga.

John T. Shepherd, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant United States.

Ellison D. Smith, IV, Charleston, S. C., for defendant South Carolina State Highway Dept.

ORDER

BLATT, District Judge.

These cases, consolidated for trial and heard by this court on March 28-31, 1977, arise from an October 9, 1974, collision between a motor boat operated by one John White Fulton, plaintiff-Doyle's decedent, in which plaintiff, Carol Lynn Feaga, was riding, and the guide cable used in the operation of the South Island Cable ferry. The Doyle complaint filed October 9, 1975, sought recovery against the United States and the South...

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